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Druuna: Serpieri Collection Vol 02
The second collection of works by Paolo Eleuteri Serpieri, one of the greatest international masters of comic book art. The adventures of Druuna continue in 'Creatura' and 'Carinivora'. The perfect woman, is proceeding her journey through science fiction and metaphysics, in a world where sex is the only anchor to human nature.
128 pages, Hardcover
Published June 1, 2015
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Paolo Eleuteri Serpieri
138 books80 followersPaolo Eleuteri Serpieri is an Italian comic book writer and illustrator, noted for his works of highly detailed renderings of the human form, particularly erotic images of women. He is best known for his work on the Druuna erotic science fiction series.
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July 30, 2018
Num futuro pós-apocalíptico, um perigoso vírus transforma os homens em monstruosos mutantes sanguinários. Só o soro permite aos sobreviventes escaparem. Neste mundo corrompido pelo sexo, pela doença e pela violência, a jovem e bela Druuna parte em busca deste remédio para Schastar, gravemente atingido, por quem nutre uma paixão intensa. Tão destemida como sensual, ela vai usar todos os seus atributos para atingir o seu fim…
Li os dois volumes de uma assentada, mas eles são tão iguais em proposta, execução e narrativa que julguei que se tornaria exaustivo e repetitivo tanto para mim como para vós escrever duas opiniões separadas. Druuna é uma BD para adultos bastante interessante, com grande pendor erótico, mascarada de história de ficção científica. Em boa verdade, Serpieri oferece uma história com ingredientes de ficção científica, fantasia e horror em toda a sua largura, mas a narrativa não tem nada que saber.
Druuna é uma bela mulher, sempre nua, vá-se lá saber porquê!, que caminha num mundo de caos, horrores e armadilhas, onde todo o tipo de monstruosidades, homens transformados por intermédio de um vírus, a perseguem. O objetivo: fazer sexo com ela. E apesar dos gritinhos horrorizados da moça, não podemos dizer que ela crie muita resistência.
É uma obra simples e descomplexada, com cenas de sexo a permearem a grande maioria das pranchas. Com uma toada bem onírica, sonhos e realidade confundem-se numa amálgama de cenários dantescos, onde a imaginação fértil do autor desencantou todo o tipo de mutações e monstruosidades, para além de constructos e andróides. Druuna é um hino à ficção erótica, mas pisca o olho a vários géneros de Ficção Especulativa.
Em alguns momentos senti-me confuso quanto à dedicação de Druuna em relação a Schastar, tal o envolvimento da personagem com outros homens, principalmente Lewis. Acaba por parecer ser uma protagonista sem grande carácter, vendível e fraca em convicções, apesar de ter o seu temperamento. O amor não a inibe de, aqui ou ali, se sentir completamente entregue a outras personagens.
O primeiro número de Druuna data de 1985 e o mais recente de 2016. Estes dois volumes inaugurais são muito semelhantes a nível estético, com uma aparência algo antiga, o que não penaliza a avaliação ao trabalho artístico de Serpieri. Prefiro a arte de Milo Manara, mas Paolo Serpieri tem o seu mérito, especialmente nos pormenores faciais das personagens e na estética modelar das mulheres, que apresentam sempre uma nudez explícita, ao contrário da nudez masculina, que é menos vezes apresentada com igual abertura.
Acaba por ser uma obra bastante sexista, com a beldade sempre nua e sempre de pernas abertas para qualquer um, mal disfarçadamente com o objetivo final de encontrar a cura para a mutação do seu amado. Porém, parece que era essa a intenção do autor e, por esses mesmos motivos, a obra se tornou tão famosa. Gostei da introdução de personagens como Terry e Will, que vieram trazer mais história à série. Pessoalmente prefiro narrativas com mais conteúdo e personagens menos estereotipadas, mas mentiria se dissesse que não gostei.
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Li os dois volumes de uma assentada, mas eles são tão iguais em proposta, execução e narrativa que julguei que se tornaria exaustivo e repetitivo tanto para mim como para vós escrever duas opiniões separadas. Druuna é uma BD para adultos bastante interessante, com grande pendor erótico, mascarada de história de ficção científica. Em boa verdade, Serpieri oferece uma história com ingredientes de ficção científica, fantasia e horror em toda a sua largura, mas a narrativa não tem nada que saber.
Druuna é uma bela mulher, sempre nua, vá-se lá saber porquê!, que caminha num mundo de caos, horrores e armadilhas, onde todo o tipo de monstruosidades, homens transformados por intermédio de um vírus, a perseguem. O objetivo: fazer sexo com ela. E apesar dos gritinhos horrorizados da moça, não podemos dizer que ela crie muita resistência.
É uma obra simples e descomplexada, com cenas de sexo a permearem a grande maioria das pranchas. Com uma toada bem onírica, sonhos e realidade confundem-se numa amálgama de cenários dantescos, onde a imaginação fértil do autor desencantou todo o tipo de mutações e monstruosidades, para além de constructos e andróides. Druuna é um hino à ficção erótica, mas pisca o olho a vários géneros de Ficção Especulativa.
Em alguns momentos senti-me confuso quanto à dedicação de Druuna em relação a Schastar, tal o envolvimento da personagem com outros homens, principalmente Lewis. Acaba por parecer ser uma protagonista sem grande carácter, vendível e fraca em convicções, apesar de ter o seu temperamento. O amor não a inibe de, aqui ou ali, se sentir completamente entregue a outras personagens.
O primeiro número de Druuna data de 1985 e o mais recente de 2016. Estes dois volumes inaugurais são muito semelhantes a nível estético, com uma aparência algo antiga, o que não penaliza a avaliação ao trabalho artístico de Serpieri. Prefiro a arte de Milo Manara, mas Paolo Serpieri tem o seu mérito, especialmente nos pormenores faciais das personagens e na estética modelar das mulheres, que apresentam sempre uma nudez explícita, ao contrário da nudez masculina, que é menos vezes apresentada com igual abertura.
Acaba por ser uma obra bastante sexista, com a beldade sempre nua e sempre de pernas abertas para qualquer um, mal disfarçadamente com o objetivo final de encontrar a cura para a mutação do seu amado. Porém, parece que era essa a intenção do autor e, por esses mesmos motivos, a obra se tornou tão famosa. Gostei da introdução de personagens como Terry e Will, que vieram trazer mais história à série. Pessoalmente prefiro narrativas com mais conteúdo e personagens menos estereotipadas, mas mentiria se dissesse que não gostei.
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May 18, 2024
Art: 5/5
Story: 2.5/5
Serpieri is one of the all-time greats and every page of this is a visual feast. Exquisite, sexy, horrific.
The story is okay too.
Story: 2.5/5
Serpieri is one of the all-time greats and every page of this is a visual feast. Exquisite, sexy, horrific.
The story is okay too.
August 26, 2025
https://youtu.be/L50gsK9-PfY?si=-_U_q...
Unfairly tagged with the unsavory and reductive nickname, “Master of the Ass,” Paolo Eleuteri Serpieri is an accomplished, creative, and both visually and narratively groundbreaking artist. It’s true enough that his most celebrated work was the Druuna series, which did include graphic sex, nudity, and a beautiful young female heroine. But the experience of falling into Druuna’s grim, violent, but still somehow beautifully realized world goes way beyond the body parts.
The fact that he studied both painting and architecture at the Fine Arts Academy in Rome is evident in Serpieri’s fully realized, if occasionally Escheresque cityscapes. He certainly seems to know not just how to design a building but what that building would look like once it’s started to fall apart, to decay and collapse from neglect. He started his comics career with westerns for Lanciostory in Italy but broke thorough with Morbus Gravis, the first Druuna story, published in an English translated version Heavy Metal here in the States in the Summer, 1986 issue (Volume 10, Number 2). If you weren’t there, it’s difficult to describe the impact of Heavy Metal magazine on the comics world when it emerged in America from its French predecessor Métal hurlant (Howling Metal) in April of 1977. This wasn’t the adolescent sex comedy of the “underground comics” of the day—this was serious (and also sometimes comical) science fiction and fantasy that attracted enormously talented artists like Moebius, Richard Corben, H.R. Giger, and Serpieri himself.
Serpieri’s often difficult and occasionally confrontational body of work combines elements of science fiction, body horror, erotica, and, believe it or not, romance. Though out of context panels would certainly indicate otherwise, Druuna doesn’t lead with her body, but with her heart. She appears in a decadent, savage, and overwhelmingly terrifying world as a beacon of humanity, and again, not just physically but emotionally. She is in many ways an “innocent” but also a fully realized woman who doesn’t always succeed in safely navigating the cruel and monstrous world she lives in, but always tries. She is not a damsel in distress, a princess to be rescued then possessed. If anything, Druuna is the exact opposite. The first three stories, at least, feature Druuna working to rescue and redeem two men who are important to her. She’s not a victim to be rescued but a heroine determined to rescue a male victim.
Through the Druuna stories, Serpieri’s art flashes with violence and erotica but is just as vibrant in the small, quiet moments that punctuate—and elevate—the stories. The world is rendered in exhaustive detail, the coloring is subtle and we see this hellscape world in what could almost be described as pastel colors.
Is it beautifully grotesque, or grotesquely beautiful?
Unfairly tagged with the unsavory and reductive nickname, “Master of the Ass,” Paolo Eleuteri Serpieri is an accomplished, creative, and both visually and narratively groundbreaking artist. It’s true enough that his most celebrated work was the Druuna series, which did include graphic sex, nudity, and a beautiful young female heroine. But the experience of falling into Druuna’s grim, violent, but still somehow beautifully realized world goes way beyond the body parts.
The fact that he studied both painting and architecture at the Fine Arts Academy in Rome is evident in Serpieri’s fully realized, if occasionally Escheresque cityscapes. He certainly seems to know not just how to design a building but what that building would look like once it’s started to fall apart, to decay and collapse from neglect. He started his comics career with westerns for Lanciostory in Italy but broke thorough with Morbus Gravis, the first Druuna story, published in an English translated version Heavy Metal here in the States in the Summer, 1986 issue (Volume 10, Number 2). If you weren’t there, it’s difficult to describe the impact of Heavy Metal magazine on the comics world when it emerged in America from its French predecessor Métal hurlant (Howling Metal) in April of 1977. This wasn’t the adolescent sex comedy of the “underground comics” of the day—this was serious (and also sometimes comical) science fiction and fantasy that attracted enormously talented artists like Moebius, Richard Corben, H.R. Giger, and Serpieri himself.
Serpieri’s often difficult and occasionally confrontational body of work combines elements of science fiction, body horror, erotica, and, believe it or not, romance. Though out of context panels would certainly indicate otherwise, Druuna doesn’t lead with her body, but with her heart. She appears in a decadent, savage, and overwhelmingly terrifying world as a beacon of humanity, and again, not just physically but emotionally. She is in many ways an “innocent” but also a fully realized woman who doesn’t always succeed in safely navigating the cruel and monstrous world she lives in, but always tries. She is not a damsel in distress, a princess to be rescued then possessed. If anything, Druuna is the exact opposite. The first three stories, at least, feature Druuna working to rescue and redeem two men who are important to her. She’s not a victim to be rescued but a heroine determined to rescue a male victim.
Through the Druuna stories, Serpieri’s art flashes with violence and erotica but is just as vibrant in the small, quiet moments that punctuate—and elevate—the stories. The world is rendered in exhaustive detail, the coloring is subtle and we see this hellscape world in what could almost be described as pastel colors.
Is it beautifully grotesque, or grotesquely beautiful?
January 30, 2018
Come on guys ... Veď toto je pecka, nechápem, prečo ste takí prísni na Druunu ?!
4* dávam preto, lebo jednotka ma viac bavila (bola zaujímavejšia čo sa týka deja a pod.), tu bolo možno viac zadku Druuny než som potrebovala k životu, ale aj tak ! :D
Druuna II je sci-fi erotický komiks, ktorý ma rozhodne čo ponúknuť ! Okrem krásnej a podmanivej Druuny tu máme slušnú zbierku mutantov, replikantov,cestovanie v mysli počítača/človeka ... Dej je členený na 3 časti - Masoužroutka,Mandragora a Afrodisia a názvy docela odpovedajú tomu, čo v jednotlivých častiach čitateľ nachádza. K samotnému deju - Serpieri sa točí kolo toho ako okolo horúcej kaše, kým sa vyjadrí (a pritom by to šlo docela ľahko) ... Ach ... Pohľad na Druunu neomrzí, o tom žiadna, ale úprimne, keď si človek uvedomí, že polka sexu je v deji zbytočná a tiež polka deju samotného a že celý komiks by sa dal zvládnuť a vtesnať do pár strán xD. Nechápte ma zle, bavilo ma to, ale na konci ma to docela pobavilo, že toto je ten záver, ku ktorému sme celý čas smerovali? :D
Samotný autor si už len za tú kresbu zaslúži obdiv! Komiks je nakreslený naozaj luxusne a rozhodne sa teším na ďalšie pokračovanie ;)
4* dávam preto, lebo jednotka ma viac bavila (bola zaujímavejšia čo sa týka deja a pod.), tu bolo možno viac zadku Druuny než som potrebovala k životu, ale aj tak ! :D
Druuna II je sci-fi erotický komiks, ktorý ma rozhodne čo ponúknuť ! Okrem krásnej a podmanivej Druuny tu máme slušnú zbierku mutantov, replikantov,cestovanie v mysli počítača/človeka ... Dej je členený na 3 časti - Masoužroutka,Mandragora a Afrodisia a názvy docela odpovedajú tomu, čo v jednotlivých častiach čitateľ nachádza. K samotnému deju - Serpieri sa točí kolo toho ako okolo horúcej kaše, kým sa vyjadrí (a pritom by to šlo docela ľahko) ... Ach ... Pohľad na Druunu neomrzí, o tom žiadna, ale úprimne, keď si človek uvedomí, že polka sexu je v deji zbytočná a tiež polka deju samotného a že celý komiks by sa dal zvládnuť a vtesnať do pár strán xD. Nechápte ma zle, bavilo ma to, ale na konci ma to docela pobavilo, že toto je ten záver, ku ktorému sme celý čas smerovali? :D
Samotný autor si už len za tú kresbu zaslúži obdiv! Komiks je nakreslený naozaj luxusne a rozhodne sa teším na ďalšie pokračovanie ;)
May 21, 2024
Toujours très beau dessin.
Malheureusement l'histoire claire et sombre du premier épisode laisse la suite se perdre dans les méandres du temps et du rêve.
Il faut savoir le décrire pour donner un sens au récit, il n'en reste qu'un meli mélo ultra gore et sexuellement dépravé qui peu disposer d'un certain charme de par sa singularité.
L'histoire est complexe à suivre pour peu de chose. Une humanité en dérive dans l'espace, attaquée par une race extraterrestre démoniaque, possédant les corps humains qui deviennent sexuellement dépravés et canibales, en phase d'être sauvée par une magnifique femme dénuée de toute violence et usant de ses charmes pour apaiser les cœurs les plus violents.
L'amour vaincra-t-elle la haine ? Je pense que c'est l'idée dans toute cette confusion.
Mais le dessin et les actions sont hors normes.
A lire pour un public averti.
Malheureusement l'histoire claire et sombre du premier épisode laisse la suite se perdre dans les méandres du temps et du rêve.
Il faut savoir le décrire pour donner un sens au récit, il n'en reste qu'un meli mélo ultra gore et sexuellement dépravé qui peu disposer d'un certain charme de par sa singularité.
L'histoire est complexe à suivre pour peu de chose. Une humanité en dérive dans l'espace, attaquée par une race extraterrestre démoniaque, possédant les corps humains qui deviennent sexuellement dépravés et canibales, en phase d'être sauvée par une magnifique femme dénuée de toute violence et usant de ses charmes pour apaiser les cœurs les plus violents.
L'amour vaincra-t-elle la haine ? Je pense que c'est l'idée dans toute cette confusion.
Mais le dessin et les actions sont hors normes.
A lire pour un public averti.
December 24, 2016
Hodnocení za všechny tři díly v české Druuně 2 (Masožravka, Mandragora, Afrodisia).
Dvojku je od jedničky dost těžké rozeznat - většina prvků je naprosto stejná. Na straně záporů jsou to téměř neodlišitelné příběhy (to, co na začátku jedničky bylo ještě neokoukané, tak teď nepřináší už vůbec nic nového), zbytečná spousta textu (dělám, co říkám, říkám, co dělám), z kladů je to stále stejný erotický náboj (možná mi přišel dokonce větší než v jedničce).
Dvojku je od jedničky dost těžké rozeznat - většina prvků je naprosto stejná. Na straně záporů jsou to téměř neodlišitelné příběhy (to, co na začátku jedničky bylo ještě neokoukané, tak teď nepřináší už vůbec nic nového), zbytečná spousta textu (dělám, co říkám, říkám, co dělám), z kladů je to stále stejný erotický náboj (možná mi přišel dokonce větší než v jedničce).
June 27, 2021
The two volumes collected here take the story in a more pschedelic direction, with leaps in time and parts of the story taking place within dreams or a character's projected consciousness. Personally I prefer more straightforward story-telling as you're never quite sure what you're seeing, but the setting is as interesting as before and you do want to see what sort of sordid situation Druuna finds herself in next.
December 19, 2021
Fantastic artwork; a surreal, psychedelic tale, very 70s esque with its jumping from space ships and SF to ancient civilisations and unknown terrors, lurking at the edge of your vision .. quite Michael Moorcock in places in terms of vision, but all draws together nicely .. unfortunately part of the text is over-printed and in Spanish for about a dozen pages, but the story is followable ..
May 29, 2022
The art is simply stunning. There is no one that can draw the human body as well as Serpieri. This together with a complex sci-fi story joining beauty and horror makes a fantastic book. Highly recommended.
June 19, 2024
Fantastic artwork. Great story. I read parts of it in Heavy Metal Magazine in the late 70s or early 80s. It is nice to read the whole story. It is much better than the blase graphic novels of today.
February 18, 2025
Forfatterens rape kink blev lidt gjort endnu mere grafisk.
May 16, 2025
✅ For the English version, scroll down.
Review van Druuna (volledige originele serie) - Paolo Eleuteri Serpieri
Rating hele serie: ⭐⭐⭐
Visueel prachtig, maar inhoudelijk onevenwichtig
De stripreeks Druuna van Paolo Eleuteri Serpieri begint sterk met een intrigerend sciencefictionverhaal dat nieuwsgierigheid opwekt. Vooral de eerste twee delen slagen erin een meeslepende wereld te schetsen waarin mysterieuze gebeurtenissen en onthullingen, zoals het ontdekken van een ruimteschip, een stevige basis leggen. Helaas zakt het verhaal daarna in; het lijkt zichzelf te herhalen zonder echte groei of richting, waardoor de spanning en ontwikkeling uiteindelijk uitblijven.
Fenomenaal tekenwerk
Wat deze reeks echter overeind houdt, is het fenomenale artwork. Druuna is prachtig weergegeven, net als de gedetailleerde en atmosferische omgevingen. Hoewel er seksuele scènes voorkomen, zijn deze meestal kort en goed verweven in het verhaal, zonder te overheersen. Dit subtiele evenwicht in erotiek is verrassend effectief.
Gemiste kansen in het verhaal
De thema’s en gebeurtenissen in het verhaal bieden aanvankelijk veel potentie, zoals kolonisatie of ontdekkingen in de ruimte, maar blijven in plaats daarvan hangen in herhaling en missen een bevredigend einde. De reeks voelt daardoor meer als een mix van films als The Matrix, Inception, en Alien – een combinatie die veelbelovend klinkt, maar niet optimaal wordt benut.
Een constante hoofdrolspeelster
Druuna zelf ontwikkelt zich nauwelijks als personage, maar dat is geen groot gemis; ze is meer een ankerpunt in een wereld die voortdurend verandert. Voor liefhebbers van complexere verhalen is dit misschien een uitdaging, maar het is vooral de visuele stijl die deze serie de moeite waard maakt.
Conclusie
Kortom, Druuna is vooral aan te raden vanwege het indrukwekkende tekenwerk, terwijl het verhaal minder goed overeind blijft. Als je bereid bent het visuele spektakel te laten domineren en het verhaal als secundair te beschouwen, is deze reeks absoluut het proberen waard.
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Review of Druuna (entire original series) - Paolo Eleuteri Serpieri
Rating entire series: ⭐⭐⭐
This review covers the entire series.
Visually stunning, but narratively uneven
The Druuna comic series by Paolo Eleuteri Serpieri starts off strong with an intriguing science fiction story that sparks curiosity. The first two volumes, in particular, succeed in creating an immersive world filled with mysterious events and revelations, such as the discovery of a spaceship, laying a solid foundation. Unfortunately, the story loses its momentum after that, seemingly repeating itself without any real growth or direction, which causes the suspense and development to falter.
Outstanding artwork
What keeps this series afloat, however, is the phenomenal artwork. Druuna is beautifully rendered, as are the detailed and atmospheric environments. While there are sexual scenes, they are generally brief and well-integrated into the story, without becoming overpowering. This subtle balance of eroticism is surprisingly effective.
Wasted narrative potential
The themes and events initially hold a lot of potential, such as space colonization or discoveries, but instead remain stuck in repetition and lack a satisfying conclusion. As a result, the series feels more like a blend of films like The Matrix, Inception, and Alien—a combination that sounds promising but isn't fully realized.
A steady central figure
Druuna herself sees little character development, but this isn’t a significant issue; she serves as a steady anchor in a world that is constantly shifting. For fans of more complex narratives, this may present a challenge, but it’s the visual style that truly makes this series worth exploring.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Druuna is primarily recommended for its breathtaking artwork, while the story falls short of expectations. If you're willing to let the visual spectacle take center stage and accept the story as secondary, this series is absolutely worth a try.
Review van Druuna (volledige originele serie) - Paolo Eleuteri Serpieri
Rating hele serie: ⭐⭐⭐
Visueel prachtig, maar inhoudelijk onevenwichtig
De stripreeks Druuna van Paolo Eleuteri Serpieri begint sterk met een intrigerend sciencefictionverhaal dat nieuwsgierigheid opwekt. Vooral de eerste twee delen slagen erin een meeslepende wereld te schetsen waarin mysterieuze gebeurtenissen en onthullingen, zoals het ontdekken van een ruimteschip, een stevige basis leggen. Helaas zakt het verhaal daarna in; het lijkt zichzelf te herhalen zonder echte groei of richting, waardoor de spanning en ontwikkeling uiteindelijk uitblijven.
Fenomenaal tekenwerk
Wat deze reeks echter overeind houdt, is het fenomenale artwork. Druuna is prachtig weergegeven, net als de gedetailleerde en atmosferische omgevingen. Hoewel er seksuele scènes voorkomen, zijn deze meestal kort en goed verweven in het verhaal, zonder te overheersen. Dit subtiele evenwicht in erotiek is verrassend effectief.
Gemiste kansen in het verhaal
De thema’s en gebeurtenissen in het verhaal bieden aanvankelijk veel potentie, zoals kolonisatie of ontdekkingen in de ruimte, maar blijven in plaats daarvan hangen in herhaling en missen een bevredigend einde. De reeks voelt daardoor meer als een mix van films als The Matrix, Inception, en Alien – een combinatie die veelbelovend klinkt, maar niet optimaal wordt benut.
Een constante hoofdrolspeelster
Druuna zelf ontwikkelt zich nauwelijks als personage, maar dat is geen groot gemis; ze is meer een ankerpunt in een wereld die voortdurend verandert. Voor liefhebbers van complexere verhalen is dit misschien een uitdaging, maar het is vooral de visuele stijl die deze serie de moeite waard maakt.
Conclusie
Kortom, Druuna is vooral aan te raden vanwege het indrukwekkende tekenwerk, terwijl het verhaal minder goed overeind blijft. Als je bereid bent het visuele spektakel te laten domineren en het verhaal als secundair te beschouwen, is deze reeks absoluut het proberen waard.
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Review of Druuna (entire original series) - Paolo Eleuteri Serpieri
Rating entire series: ⭐⭐⭐
This review covers the entire series.
Visually stunning, but narratively uneven
The Druuna comic series by Paolo Eleuteri Serpieri starts off strong with an intriguing science fiction story that sparks curiosity. The first two volumes, in particular, succeed in creating an immersive world filled with mysterious events and revelations, such as the discovery of a spaceship, laying a solid foundation. Unfortunately, the story loses its momentum after that, seemingly repeating itself without any real growth or direction, which causes the suspense and development to falter.
Outstanding artwork
What keeps this series afloat, however, is the phenomenal artwork. Druuna is beautifully rendered, as are the detailed and atmospheric environments. While there are sexual scenes, they are generally brief and well-integrated into the story, without becoming overpowering. This subtle balance of eroticism is surprisingly effective.
Wasted narrative potential
The themes and events initially hold a lot of potential, such as space colonization or discoveries, but instead remain stuck in repetition and lack a satisfying conclusion. As a result, the series feels more like a blend of films like The Matrix, Inception, and Alien—a combination that sounds promising but isn't fully realized.
A steady central figure
Druuna herself sees little character development, but this isn’t a significant issue; she serves as a steady anchor in a world that is constantly shifting. For fans of more complex narratives, this may present a challenge, but it’s the visual style that truly makes this series worth exploring.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Druuna is primarily recommended for its breathtaking artwork, while the story falls short of expectations. If you're willing to let the visual spectacle take center stage and accept the story as secondary, this series is absolutely worth a try.
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